Predator Vs. Prey

This issue: Short-Tailed Shrew vs. White-Footed Mouse

Big on Venom

If the shrew lands a bite, its venom can paralyze the larger mouse.

Escape Velocity

The mouse can run 8 feet per second and leap to escape a predator.

Burning Hunger

To keep from starving, the overamped little shrew must eat three times its body weight each day. No wonder it’s so fierce!

and the winner is…

It may be venomous, but the shrew has poor eyesight and a lousy sense of smell. The mouse dodges the shrew’s attack and leaps to safety. The mouse wins.